Super Simple Highlighter

Make permanent, private highlights on any web page.

Super Simple Highlighter - Private, Permanent Web Highlighter

Super Simple Highlighter is a unique Chrome extension empowering users to create enduring, private highlights on any web page. It provides several built-in styles like basic colors, redaction, blurs and others. The application allows highlights creation through the mouse or keyboard shortcuts. A popup dialog lets you navigate through a page's highlights, while summarizing them for print or save. This process is entirely private, with no data leaving your browser. Note: This extension does not sync across devices and highlights may not always be successfully restored.
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Extension stats

Users: 300,000+
Version: 2024.10.26 (Last updated: 2024-10-24)
Creation date: 2019-07-19
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tts
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • activeTab
Size: 356.35K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Super Simple Highlighter (v2024.10.26)
4.70 (21) 7,460+
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Extension summary

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This extension lets you make highlights on any web page, and subsequently attempts to restore those highlights when you revisit the page.

This process is completely private. The location and contents of your highlights never leave your browser.

A variety of highlight styles are available, with built-in styles including basic colors, redaction, blurs etc. Highlights can be made via the mouse or a keyboard shortcut.

The highlights on a single page can be navigated to from a single popup dialog, and a summary of the page's highlights are also available to view, print, or save.

NOTE:

  • The extension does NOT sync across your devices.
  • There are many factors that may cause highlights not to be successfully restored on subsequent visits.

For more details, see the help page.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Useful for studying and research
  • Color coding highlights helps with note making
  • Super simple with options for user customization
  • Works well on most pages
  • Has been reliable for many users over time
Cons
  • Inconsistent performance across sites
  • Highlights do not save after page refresh
  • Issues with shortcuts in Google Docs
  • Not functional on Brave browser
  • Recent updates have disrupted functionality
Most mentioned
  • Inconsistent performance and reliability
  • Highlighting colors and options
  • Not saving highlights after refresh
  • Issues with Google Docs shortcuts
  • Compatibility problems with different browsers
User reviews
Great Highlighter, unfortunately quite unreliable. The highlighted text isn't permanent. Extension keeps the highlight for say 2-4 days and then auto-delete the highlights, beyond that period so if you visit the page after say a week most likely your highlights are gone. Tested on more than one site. Dev notes in FAQ that it could be due to change in sites markup but I can tell you tested on multiple sites with same issue. Highlights are gone after certain time-period.
by Appu Uno, 2025-02-07

Perfeita. Muito útil!
by Lari, 2025-02-02

Has worked once in the last 2ish years I've had it... don't get it.
by Isabelle Davies, 2025-01-16
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Super Simple Highlighter does not require any sensitive permissions.

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